03-23-2013, 12:40 AM
Hi, David
Welcome to RAT!
The bow style shown in article's photos is actually Hunnic-Sarmatian, showing up around the 2nd century BC. It has "sayahs," long inflexible slats at both ends of the bow. The two bowyers mentioned-- Kassi and Toth-- are Hungarians.
The actual bows used during the Trojan war had no sayahs. They were the "cupid" type, based on steppe bows developed in the early 2nd millennium BC, also known as "Scythian" bows, a recurved bow of composite materials (sinew on the outside, a central stip of wood, and the inside [facing the archer] of cattle horn).
I hope this is of some help.
mile:
Welcome to RAT!
The bow style shown in article's photos is actually Hunnic-Sarmatian, showing up around the 2nd century BC. It has "sayahs," long inflexible slats at both ends of the bow. The two bowyers mentioned-- Kassi and Toth-- are Hungarians.
The actual bows used during the Trojan war had no sayahs. They were the "cupid" type, based on steppe bows developed in the early 2nd millennium BC, also known as "Scythian" bows, a recurved bow of composite materials (sinew on the outside, a central stip of wood, and the inside [facing the archer] of cattle horn).
I hope this is of some help.
mile:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
